compensate
verb (used with object)
to recompense for something.
have been compensating
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present perfect progressiveof compensate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Qantas “isn’t returning its cost of capital, and the other businesses have been compensating for it for some time,” Joyce said.
From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 7, 2011
